[geertm]

Information about the Nook:

What is the battery life like in comparison between Nook, Kindle 3, and Kindle DXG?
Not as good as other readers because of the touchscreen. Most people need to charge after 4 or 5 days. It will depend on your needs if this is a problem for you.

What is the average time it takes from off/standby to actually be reading a book?
Only turn the Nook off if you will not use it for a long time. Otherwise just let it go to sleep. In sleep mode it takes 5 seconds to display the page you were reading.

What is the page turn times like on Nook/Kindle 3/DXG (<1s, <500ms, >1s)?
2 seconds.

Do they offer sync or are they planning on producing sync option between reading devices?
There is already syncing between the Nook applications. Syncing with the Nook device will hopefully be one of the features of the next firmware version (supposed to be released in the next few months).

Do they offer in-text search? I know Kindles do but not sure if Nook does. It would be much easier to sync if I could use text based searching and no other sync option is available.
The Nook offers in-text-search (except for PDF files).

What is novel sorting/grouping like in comparison? I would like to group titles manually, impossible on Kobo (by Author, by Title, or by Currently Reading only).
Ways to organize your books is the most requested feature for the next firmware version. We will have to wait and see.
At the moment you can only sort like the Kobo.


B&N sells only a small number of books to Canada. Most books are USA-only.
If you register your B&N account with an US shipping and billing address you have access to all the books. You can use any valid US address, just google something.